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Month: July 2018

The long saga of the Maverick Street bowfronts that a group of East Boston residents feverishly tried to save from demolition ended when the buildings finally came down last week. Since last summer, Linear Retail Properties has been trying to…

A member of the prosecution team that handles cases in Suffolk County, was honored with a prestigious award named after a former school teacher, Suffolk prosecutor, and Boston City Council member, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. Assistant…

Lifelong East Boston resident Christopher Babin was only 32 when he thought his world had ended. Babin’s fiancé passed away due to complications with epilepsy shortly after their five-year anniversary, on Jan. 11, 2017. Weighing in at 300 pounds due…

East Boston’s Kathy Orlando, a longtime advocate for youth, girls and families in the neighborhood was among those honored with, the 2018 Unsung Heroine by Mass Commission on the Status of Women. Orlando, who serves as president of East Boston…

PELOSI GRADUATES FROM NORTHEAST METRO TECH School Committee Chairman Deborah Davis and Principal Carla Scuzzarella are pleased to announce the graduation of Marissa Pelosi from Northeast Metro Tech. 292 Graduates from 15 different vocations were celebrated and received their diplomas…

SUMMER COOKOUT AT SACRED HEART PARISH Sacred Heart Parish invites all residents to its Annual Cookout on Saturday, July 21 at 5:00 p.m. There will be food, music, cornhole, and ladder ball games and beach balls and bubbles for kids.…

The Boston Red Sox and Red Sox Foundation introduced the newest class of Red Sox Scholars including two East Boston students on June 24, at Fenway Park in a ceremony before the Red Sox-Mariners game. Now in its 16th year, the Red…

Developers batted one for four at Monday night’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) meeting with the group voting down three out of the four development projects presented. The only development project to come out of Monday night’s meeting unscatthed was…

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued a fish advisory for the Lower Mystic River area in Boston, Chelsea, Everett, Revere, and Somerville to provide guidance on fish consumption. The advisory says: Children under 12, pregnant women, nursing…

The Revere Beach Partnership and sponsors of the Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival have wowed upwards of a million visitors for the last 14 years to witness some amazing sculptures. And this year will be no exception. With more…